The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-11-21

mysterious bed we had to got up OF
down alone. Mrs. Slammer announcing
there would be no attendance after
half-past ton.
Naturally there was division in the
camp ut once, owing to BRIDES utter
lack of reason. The formation and
proportions of the bed inclined me TO
think tho top shelf must come off first.
l accordingly removed the china men,
agerie from II to table. trying mean.
while to induce Birdie to see why 1t
should not be so. But nothing would
make her yield an inch. She said firm
Jy, she knew it was the second shelf;
didn't know why she knew 1t, but did.
Didn't care for proportion, logical con-
struction, or anything; knew 1t was the
second.
Well, as 1t happened, she was right.
Provoking, wasn't 1t or course If the
bed had been properly made she
wouldn't have been; but 1t wasn't. so
she scored one. and / sat down to
study the next move. The removed OF
the shelf disclosed a chasm partly filed
with wire springs and bedclothes. The
question was how was to get them
out There was no fastening visible.
/ studied the problem silently. Birdie
rolled up her Fedoras yawning. but
mace no suggestions. though she knew
1 wanted help. Finally l mastered my
pride, and asked her II Mrs Slammer
had told her where the fastening or
lock was. She replied sweetly. that she
had not asked anything about 1t, but
her common sense told her there was
none.
mo fastening ?" / inquired.
"Of course not"
Nor any lock P" with decision. j..
Then, my dear girl" l returned
sarcastically, "what keeps that bed
up ?" .,
why. its own weight of course"
said Birdie,". impatlently. "All you
have to do is to pull out the front;
you'll see how much it is locked. Or.
here. let me come; I'll soon show you. !"
Now see here, Birdie" l remon-
strated, "you must not always trust to
intuition. don't deny you were right
the first time, because the man who
made the bed is disgrace to his pro-
fession. However," / cried, seeing
her eyes flash, II will pull, and then
You will see. Now watch"
With a triumphant smile l pulled,
and before the smile could change TO an
agonized appeal found myself under
meath the bed, enveloped In bedclothes,
with a rip in nv trousers and bruise
on my knee. Just like one of the COM
binations. you know:
Tom Persimmons and the folding-bed;
The folding bed and Tom Persmmons.
suppose | must have looked redicu-
lous; but Birdie behaved splendidly-
did not laugh; did not even say, 81
told YOU So" There was a culver in
her voice as she recommended Ponds
Ex, and slight shaking noticeable in
her shoulders when she turned her
back to thump up the pillows and fin
ish the work l had so ably begun; but
otherwise there was not trace OF
amusement.
We retired, with hormony completely
restored, to enjoy thV sleep of the just,
slightly interrupted by the drip OF china
animals from over our heads. accom-
pnaied by the sonorous snores OF our
dear Racket.
The next morning found us up
bright and early maturing plans for
smuggling in our breakfast. j was to
wear my big ulster. whose capacious
pockets would easily hold the bottle Of
cream. rolls, fruit, etc. l agreed to
everything complacently, until l found
I was also expected to lead the dog out
on a chain for his morning airing; then
I objected. said l did not care to mako
a spectacle of myself as dogs nurse,
even if he was an immensely valuable
black Skye, and his "muzzer's own
darling" to boot.
Birdie then conveyed to mo her i'm
preston that matrimony was a lottery,
from which she had drawn blank,
and how much better it would have
been if she had married Bob Gilroy,
who loved dogs.
l observed, pensively, that "a little
felow-feeling makes us wondrous
kind"
Birdie thought it "better to be a
puppy than brute, with no sympathy
for the longings of poor little dunn
doggie."
| said-Well, / presume no one who
reads this will fancy 1t made the least
difference what said. They are right;
1t didn't l took the dog.
Perhaps l didn't cut his interviews
with other dogs short drag him round
corners. and mop up the crossings with
him generally; certainly not but "he
got there just the same; and on our
return we found Birdie making deligh-
full coffee in Vienna Kaffeemaschine,
so absorbed in her preparations that
all was forgiven and forgotten. How